I have a 10.1" Motorola Xoom, which is great for email, surfing and whatever game playing I do, and a 7" Fire (original model) that is fantastic as an ereader but lacking as far as email and surfing. When the 8.9" Fire HD was announced, I was a potentially happy camper - I could use it to replace the larger and smaller tablets!

Sadly, that potential was not met. The 8.9" Fire HD was the same size as the Xoom - screen was smaller, but bezel area was much larger. I was also not thrilled with some of the bugs I had with the machine - it rebooted itself a few times on me, and did not automatically shift everything from the old Fire to the new (that was more of a personal problem, I found out - oops). So, I returned it (kudos to Amazon for their return policy).

I checked out the iPad mini and was flabbergasted by the size/weight comparison to the FireHD8.9...

I believe Amazon does have a winner with their newest tablet - it just was not for me.

spanky42

Broke Member

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 3:55p

what's the deal with $15 more for 'without special offers'? I heard the ads were annoying, is it true and is it worth $15 to not get them?

bargainron

Senior Member

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 4:03p

germanpope said: How are all those HP tablets from last year doing now?

Still loving mine, even though I miss not having GPS.

Great for surfing, viewing pics and listening to music.

bargainron

Senior Member

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 4:07p

Slider said: jbigboote said: germanpope said: How are all those HP tablets from last year doing now?

Over a year later, mine is actually still working fine, but I am running the stock OS, not Cyanogenmod. Of course it is woefully under-supported, but if you don't care about having an app store or media store, it's worth it for the price I paid (32GB for $150). of course it has no cell radio (3G/4G/LTE reception is not possible), and the screen is low-resolution (1024x768) compared to contemporary offerings. but last I checked it could still play videos from Amazon's instant streaming in its web browser. The PDF viewer is not feature-rich, but it's functional. Skype video chat still works fine. so it still meets most of my needs, but I'd be lying if I said I don't want something better. But more than that, I don't want to spend hundreds more.

Last week's CM9 update finally incorporated a working camera patch so Skype is fully functional now. A huge plus is Flash compatibility to watch live sports, etc.

GIVE me MORE!! WHere do I get this update???

bargainron

Senior Member

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 4:09p

phatkrazy said: Slider said: jbigboote said: germanpope said: How are all those HP tablets from last year doing now?

Over a year later, mine is actually still working fine, but I am running the stock OS, not Cyanogenmod. Of course it is woefully under-supported, but if you don't care about having an app store or media store, it's worth it for the price I paid (32GB for $150). of course it has no cell radio (3G/4G/LTE reception is not possible), and the screen is low-resolution (1024x768) compared to contemporary offerings. but last I checked it could still play videos from Amazon's instant streaming in its web browser. The PDF viewer is not feature-rich, but it's functional. Skype video chat still works fine. so it still meets most of my needs, but I'd be lying if I said I don't want something better. But more than that, I don't want to spend hundreds more.

Last week's CM9 update finally incorporated a working camera patch so Skype is fully functional now. A huge plus is Flash compatibility to watch live sports, etc.

Could you provide the links when I could upgrade to fully functional CM9? PM if you like.I have CM7 but would like to upgrade to CM9 with video and audio working.

Me too, me too!!

TNT69

Addicted Member

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 4:12p

A friend just got his last Saturday. I told him about the deal and after a quick call to Amazon, they gave him $50 credit. I place an order for mine this morning. TYOP.

thirddowndraw

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 4:15p

phatkrazy said: Slider said: jbigboote said: germanpope said: How are all those HP tablets from last year doing now?

Over a year later, mine is actually still working fine, but I am running the stock OS, not Cyanogenmod. Of course it is woefully under-supported, but if you don't care about having an app store or media store, it's worth it for the price I paid (32GB for $150). of course it has no cell radio (3G/4G/LTE reception is not possible), and the screen is low-resolution (1024x768) compared to contemporary offerings. but last I checked it could still play videos from Amazon's instant streaming in its web browser. The PDF viewer is not feature-rich, but it's functional. Skype video chat still works fine. so it still meets most of my needs, but I'd be lying if I said I don't want something better. But more than that, I don't want to spend hundreds more.

I got mine, used my Amazon rewards points to get the final price down to $158.92 with charger. Only problem is when I went to order it around 3 pm est it said delivery would be on Wednesday December 12th. After I placed the order it said delivery is Friday December 14th. I'm a Amazon prime member so I'm suppose to get 2 business day delivery. I called CSR and they could only get the delivery changed to Thursday December 13th and that was with changing to 1 day delivery at no charge. They don't know what happen, said maybe it is an inventory problem due to today's sale. The charger will be delivered in 2 days though, on Wednesday.

hammer45

Wears Parachute Pants

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 6:06p

dave4ster said: I got mine, used my Amazon rewards points to get the final price down to $158.92 with charger. Only problem is when I went to order it around 3 pm est it said delivery would be on Wednesday December 12th. After I placed the order it said delivery is Friday December 14th. I'm a Amazon prime member so I'm suppose to get 2 business day delivery. I called CSR and they could only get the delivery changed to Thursday December 13th and that was with changing to 1 day delivery at no charge. They don't know what happen, said maybe it is an inventory problem due to today's sale. The charger will be delivered in 2 days though, on Wednesday.

Typical inventory delay for high-demand items. Expect it to ship earlier once the dust settles...especially w 1 day shipping upgrade.

pctecguy

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 7:49p

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sailandpaddle

New Member

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 8:04p

I was able to apply the $50 reward for applying for an Amazon Visa and this promo.

riznick

Acrobatic

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 8:17p

ElephantNest said: My Dad is just about to purchase a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" 16GB Wi-Fi for $349, can anyone tell me how this compares besides being slightly smaller screen size? Also I see this one has a camera in front only.

Thanks

One big difference is probably "additional storage".

Methxtra

Loyal Member

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 9:37p

In for 1...

zolo

Senior Member

posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 11:38p

Thanks got my $50.00 credit for the one I order last Friday and I another $50.00 for another one I just purchased.

hoki00

Member

posted: Dec. 11, 2012 @ 12:32a

In for one. Thanks a lot.

techtim

Member

posted: Dec. 11, 2012 @ 1:21a

wwdme said: If I'd be shelling out $249, I'd go w/the Nexus7 32gb for the same price.

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